Technology

Queer Eye season 2 just dropped, but watch this amazing parody first

Confirmed: Apple Maps is choking and its features are still offline

This nonprofit is the MacGyver of tough problems in war zones

Field Ready, a San Francisco nonprofit comes up with ingenious solutions to the toughest problems in countries like Syria.

Done deal: AT&T has completed its acquisition of Time Warner

The savage beauty of Hillary’s tweet on Comey’s email use

Piercing sound can be excessive police force, federal court rules

Black Lives Matter protesters suffered hearing damage after the NYPD used a long-range acoustic device, or what critics call a “sound cannon.”

Drake finally embraces his “Degrassi” past in “I’m Upset” video

Meet the mad geniuses building personal flying machines

From billionaires to students, engineers around the world are racing to close the gap between humans and birds. A million-dollar prize adds incentive.

Chris Christie and the state of New Jersey sued for release of Jared Kushner correspondence

MapLight, a California-based campaign finance watchdog, filed a lawsuit today to force New Jersey officials to release copies of correspondence between Christie’s office and the senior White House adviser (and Trump son-in-law).

Postmortem: Ajit Pai’s main argument against net neutrality still doesn’t add up

Pai’s claim that the 2015 Open Internet Order would stifle investment in broadband networks doesn’t appear to hold water, the numbers show.

Etsy is raising its seller fees in an effort to court new users

With a new subscription package for sellers, and a bigger marketing budget, Etsy wants to keep makers happy–which means winning over new buyers.

Can this anti-seizure smartwatch help us all manage stress?

The Embrace sensor-laden wearable was designed to help epileptics monitor seizures. The startup behind it is working to expand its use.

Apple actually began shutting down its USB security hole a while ago

Apple began providing options for shutting down the USB port in iOS 11, but made it far more powerful in the newly-announced iOS 12.

AI startup working on top-secret Project Maven was allegedly hacked by Russian source

AI could bring “nightmare scenarios,” warns Amnesty International

How satellite imagery could combat infectious diseases around the world

The Los Alamos National Lab has worked with Descartes Labs to come up with systems for analyzing on-the-ground conditions in Brazil in order to forecast dengue. The hope is to expand the work around the world.

Twitter is taking a new pass at making the news come to you

The company has big plans to make following news easier. But it will have to make sure that its new features aren’t beset by old problems.

I tested a new filter for fake and biased news and here’s what I learned

AdBlock Plus teamed up with fact-checking groups to build a browser plug-in and a database that flags suspicious news sites, but some calls are hard to make.

“Like Theranos, but it works”–health startup Genalyte proves its worth

The transparent diagnostics company raised over $91 million in funding. Can it overcome the skepticism Theranos left in its wake?